English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6945 / 37245 

D6945 / 37245 

© English Electric Growl / Craig Adamson
Having come a cropper in the area, Class 37/0 no. 37245 is seen at Toton in April 1987 before it was sent to works for assessment and eventual repair.

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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37245
Scrapped by
English, Welsh & Scottish Railways
Scrapped at
Wigan CRDC
Date Scrapped
September 15th, 2000
Works Number
3502/D933
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
1st October 1964
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6945
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
86A, Cardiff Canton
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6945  
10/1968 # 6945  
03/1974 # 37245  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  

This locomotive has not carried a name, Official or Unofficial.

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 86A
Cardiff Canton
 
20/08/1967 91N
NE - North Eastern Region
 
27/08/1967 52A
Gateshead (Newcastle)
 
29/10/1967 56B
Healey Mills
 
12/1967 # 55C
Healey Mills
 
06/05/1973 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
23/09/1979 TE
Thornaby TMD
 
25/11/1979 HM
Healey Mills TMD
 
11/05/1980 SF
Stratford TMD
 
03/01/1982 TI
Tinsley TMD
 
18/01/1987 IS
Inverness TMD
 
26/07/1987 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
09/08/1987 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
05/06/1988 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
07/07/1991 SF
Stratford TMD
 
16/05/1993 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
20/03/1994 SL
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
 
26/09/1997 EH
Eastleigh T&RSMD
 
27/11/1998 TO
Toton TMD
 
24/12/1998 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 ED
FPGE - Freight Petroleum & Chemicals Eastfield Pool
07/07/1991 SF
DCAA - Civil Engineer Anglia Main Line Locos
30/03/1992 SF
NKJS - NSE North, Stratford Locos
16/05/1993 EH
NKFE - Infrastructure South Electrification Eastleigh Locos
20/03/1994 SL
EWRB - Mainline, SL Class 33/37/73 (Restricted)
26/09/1997 EH
EWDB - EWS, Eastleigh Class 37 South of England
27/11/1998 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
24/12/1998 HQ
WNWX - EWS, Main Line locomotives (Strategic Reserve)
30/07/1999 HQ
WHZX - EWS, Condemned locomotives for disposal
Date Livery
Oct '64
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '70
British Rail Blue
Jun '93
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey

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